Spouse Quotes

302 Spouse quotes by 244 unique authors

People are in one of two states in a relationship,” Gottman went on. “The first is what I call positive sentiment override, where positive emotion… — Malcolm Gladwell
Standing Here My entire world far beneath my feet, I should be filled with pride. Instead, I feel overwhelmed by a sense of defeat. Suddenly… — Ellen Hopkins
What would it mean in practice to eliminate all the 'negative people' from one's life [as demanded by motivational speaker J.P. Maroney]? It might be… — Barbara Ehrenreich
In the modern industrialized Western world, where I come from, the person whom you choose to marry is perhaps the single most vivid representation of… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Many people spend their entire lifetimes wishing that other people would acknowledge them. They feel this especially about their parents, spouses, children, and friends. — Richard Carlson
It takes three to make love, not two: you, your spouse, and God. Without God people only succeed in bringing out the worst in one… — Fulton J. Sheen
Our parents, our children, our spouses, and our friends will continue to press every button we have, until we realize what it is that we… — Byron Katie
Let us be dreamers, thinkers, speculative philosophers, or as our spouses would have it: Idiots — Douglas Adams
Nice people with common sense do not make interesting characters. They only make good former spouses. — Isabel Allende
Dreaming is very pleasant as long as you are not forced to put your dreams into practice. That way, we avoid all the risks, frustrations… — Paulo Coelho
People tend to criticize their spouse most loudly in the area where they themselves have the deepest emotional need. — Gary Chapman
Don't cohabitate. Don't fornicate. Don't look at pornography. Don't create a standard of beauty. Have your spouse be your standard of beauty. This is one… — Mark Driscoll
You will be at your best forever, Even now you have good moments. Occasional glimpses of your heavenly self. When you change your baby's diaper,… — Max Lucado
Find a way to say yes to things. Say yes to invitations to a new country, say yes to meet new friends, say yes to… — Eric Schmidt
Marriage should be between a spouse and a spouse, not a gender and a gender. — Hendrik Hertzberg
You can only afford to be generous if you actually have some money in the bank to give. In the same way, if your only… — Timothy Keller
Liberals tend to understand that a person can be lucky or unlucky in all matters relevant to his success. Conservatives, however, often make a religious… — Sam Harris
You don’t owe prettiness to anyone. Not to your boyfriend/spouse/partner, not to your co-workers, especially not to random men on the street. You don’t owe… — Erin McKean
Many invest wisely in business matters, but fail to invest time and interest in their most valued possessions: their spouses and children. — Billy Graham
It is easy to use the phrase 'God's will for my life' as an excuse for inaction or even disobedience. ... My hope is that… — Francis Chan
• People deserve a break. The stressed and unorganized person who doesn’t have the same priorities as you may be dealing with an autistic child,… — Guy Kawasaki
While your character flaws may have created mild problems for other people, they will create major problems for your spouse and your marriage. — Timothy Keller
When I get married I'm going to make the marriage work. Getting married is forever, no matter what my spouse does. — Sarah Mlynowski
Marriage includes a spouse, and often children. But the goal, center, and purpose of marriage is not self, spouse, or children. The ultimate goal of… — Mark Driscoll
In marriage we have a duty to God, our spuses, the world, and future generations. But we are sinners. A husband and wife need to… — Mark Driscoll

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